Kathleen Wilton (born 10 November 1984) is a former rugby union player. She made her Black Ferns debut on 16 October 2007 against Australia.[1] She was selected for the New Zealand squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] They unfortunately lost to Ireland in the pool games, which meant that they did not qualify for the semifinals.[4] She came off the bench in their fifth place final victory over the United States.[5][6]
| Date of birth | November 10, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn 2008, she had back surgery and missed the rest of the Air New Zealand Cup season.[7] She toured England with the Black Ferns in a three test series in 2012; England eventually won the series.[8][9] Wilton played in three test matches against a touring England team in 2013.[10][11][12] She also featured in the Women's Rugby Series against Australia in 2014.[13]
References
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- ^ Rutherford, Bridget (8 July 2014). "Rugby: Three Otago players set for World Cup". Otago Daily Times Online News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad named for Womens [sic] Rugby World Cup 2014". Rugby15.co.za. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Ireland stun champions New Zealand". BBC Sport. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Wise, Chad (9 August 2014). "Eagles miss out on Semifinals, lose to Black Ferns". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "USA Women Name Roster v NZ". Goff Rugby Report. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ McMurran, Alistair (17 July 2008). "Rugby: Unavailability of two key players blow to Otago team". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Dobson, Paul (24 November 2012). "Women: England, France win". rugby365.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "England Women beat New Zealand to seal Series win". The Rugby Paper. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Women's international rugby preview: Black Ferns v England Women". Sky Sports. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Field, Katie (12 July 2013). "England Women's tour of New Zealand: The Clash of the Titans". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Preview: New Zealand v England". PlanetRugby. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns named for Women's Rugby Series opener". www.voxy.co.nz. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.